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Mar 09
2008
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My daughter has driven several hours two times in the last month to meet someone she met on the internet. Although she is 37 yrs old, her dad and I pretty much blew up about it, reminding herof all the things that "could happen." Of course, there is no reasoning with her since she is in a manic eposide (we think). We are assuming that she is since she is not taking her meds. The real problem we have with it is that she has 3 children to consider. She says there is no danger and the kids will be fine.
Her second trip was this weekend. I had decided that I would not talk to her about anything that I could not do anything about. I call her this afternoon just to see if she was okay and she thanked me and told me she loved me. Now, I am wondering if she thinks that I condon her reckless behavior.
written by dixie22, March 10, 2008
written by dixie22, March 10, 2008
It was good just to be able to tell it all to someone. She suggested that we do about what we have been doing. Grandchildren first. Meet with daughter and put out that facts: what we are and are not willing to do. Mention ways that we have helped her in the past and that we cannot bail her out financially anymore.
Counselor agreed that it was probably not a good idea for daughter to go to the beach with the rest of us. I really don't think she wants to. I think she would be glad to have a way out. She'll probably go to SC to see her new internet friend or he will come to her place.
I'm concerned about granddaughter. She has started to take naps which she has not done for at least a couple of years. She gets very sleepy in the afternoon and sleep long naps. I hope she is not getting depressed. She has a lot on her. I thought she was letting it all roll of, but probably not. She misses her daddy. She seems fine except for the sleeping, at least around us she does.
I just called daughter to see if I need to pick up grandson and she started talking about granddaughter napping and that she popped off at her mom last night after coming home from her dad's. Daughter told me that she could just go live with dad. NO NO NO. She can live with us. He pets her too much--no discipline. Just another thing for me to stress about.
Father in Heaven, please intervene. What so many children have to face these days! Parents not willing to try. Too much work to keep a marriage together.
Well enough. Hope daughter gets here in time for me to go the Bible Study.
Also, daughter may go with us to the beach. She had said that she did not want to go and we don't want her to go if she doesn't want to. She will end up ruining the week for everyone because she is not taking her meds and I'm sure she would rather drive to see her new internet friend. That is another thing. She want have money to help with expenses for our trip because she has made two 500 mile trips in the last two weeks to see this new friend. I am just feeling angry right now about her decisions and needed to get it out.
I plan to meet her for lunch tomorrow if she will talk to me. I just want to find out how she feels and if she really wants to go with us to the beach. I'm really hoping that she doesn't. It's not cheap to go on vacation and I don't want it ruined at our expense. Just seems that she doesn't care about anyone except herself.